Integrating the Internet into Instruction:

I. Integrating the World Wide Web into the educational process.

Looking at the parts of the educational process

• Introduction of Unit
• Provide a hook to interest students
• Distributing information
• Students formulating queries
• Locating/ Gathering information
• Evaluating information
• Communicating/ Using Information
• Sharing information/ Creating a Product
• Publishing findings/ web page creation

II. How do I find web pages that will help teach my students?
    Search Engines

• Carl's Search the Web http://www.mccsc.edu/search.html
• Tutorial http://www.mccsc.edu/howto/in-srch1.html
• LookSmart http://www.looksmart.com/ Choose Computing/Internet, choose In the Classroom
• Search Tips at Engines!--for example, Yahoo Search Tips http://search.yahoo.com/search/help?

III. How do I know if a web page is good? Teaching my students to evaluate a web page/site:

• Jackson Creek Library WWW Evaluation  http://www.mccsc.edu/%7Ekmcglaun/webeval/webeva.htm
• Kathy Schrock http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html

 IV. How can I make my own website?

• Filamentality (http://www.bluewebn.com/wired/fil/index.html)  Read introduction, preview formats, create a web page.
• Tutorials Online: Do a search for web design tutorials

        OR TRY THESE:

• http://www.htmlgoodies.com
• Collaberate with colleagues/students/parents
• See your "local librarian" for a customized training session or sessions!

 VI. General help for teachers using the Internet

• MCCSC Lessons and Resources for teachers and parents http://www.mccsc.edu/subjects.html
• About.com Secondary School Educators: Internet Projects and Computer Integration The Connected Educator http://www.connectedteacher.com
• Microsoft K-12 http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx
• Batchelor Teacher Links http://www.batchelor.mccsc.edu/library/educator.html
• Professional Organization web sites

III. Examples of educational websites

National Geographic (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ )
Choose Geography Education, then Classroom Ideas, then Tarantulas, select grade level and enjoy.
Explore GeoGuide Wolves for Digital Field Trip or Xpeditions.

Discovery Channel School
    Try CyberSafari.
    Choose Lesson Plans then The Complete List. Explore.

Return to Discovery Channel School home and click on...
    Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators (http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/ )
    Fourth of July? and Geography

NetFrog The Interactive Frog Dissection (http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/home.html)

BlueWebN (http://www.bluewebn.com/) Three ways to search. Look for something you can use.

WebQuests (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html)
 

VII. Other Questions
 

Compliments of Claire Schaffer and Bob Courtney
http://www.mccsc.edu/~cschaffe/integrat.htm
 

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Last Updated: 11/11/02
Kristina McGlaun, Librarian
Jackson Creek Middle School